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My experience withapplication for ERC grantRouslan Efremov
QUESTIONS1. Why did you submit an application for an ERCConsolidator Grant?2. What is the impact of the ERC Consolidator Grant foryour research? What is the added value?3. Which useful tips can you give to researchers who wishto submit an application for an ERC ConsolidatorGrant?
CV 2005 PhD in Biophysics, Moscow Institute of Physics andTechnology, Russia / FZ-Jülich, Germany 2006 Career Development Fellow, Mitochondrial BiologyUnit, Medical Research Council. Cambridge, UK 2010 Humboldt Fellow, Max-Planck-Institute forMolecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany. 2012 Expet scientist at Structural Biology ResearchCenter, VIB/VUB, Belgium
EXPERTISEEfremov, et.al., Biophys J. 2010 Time-resolved spectroscopyCrystallographyCryo-EMPI since 2013: started first cryoEM group in BelgiumEfremovet.al,Nature 2010Nature 2011Efremov et.al,Nature 2015
My first independent lab
QUESTIONS1. Why did you submit an application for an ERCConsolidator Grant?
WE CAN NOT STOP TIME, BUT WE CANCATCH IT! Atomic resolution video camera will have asignificant impact on biology!
TIME-RESOLVED CRYO-EM IS A QUENCHFLOW FOR STRUCTURAL BIOLOGYcryo-EMmicrofluidics
ON-CHIP CHROMATOGRAPHY: STARTINGFROM SMALL AMOUNTSpreliminary results
EXPERTISEPI EXPERTISETime-resolved spectroscopyCrystallographyCryo-EMPI since 2013: started first cryoEM group in Belgium Received an infrastructuregrant of 4 Mio to set upcryo-EM facility in BrusselsEfremov, et.al., Biophys J. 2010 Efremovet.al,Nature 2010Nature 2011Efremov et.al,Nature 2015Established collaborations for complementary expertise Microfluidics: Prof. A. Manz (KIST, Saarbrücken), Prof. G.Desmet (VUB) Image processing: Prof. P. Penczek (University of Texas)
I am not the only one to start in a garageThe preliminary results wereobtained in a garage
QUESTIONS1. Why did you submit an application for an ERCConsolidator Grant?2. What is the impact of the ERC Consolidator Grant foryour research? What is the added value?3. Which useful tips can you give to researchers who wishto submit an application for an ERC ConsolidatorGrant?
IMPACT1. FREEDOM2. Helps to attract talented postdocs and students3. Creates pressure to produce results
TIPSDo’s and Don’ts
QUESTIONS1. Why did you submit an application for an ERCConsolidator Grant?2. What is the impact of the ERC Consolidator Grant foryour research? What is the added value?3. Which useful tips can you give to researchers who wishto submit an application for an ERC ConsolidatorGrant?
Do’s1. Do have an idea!2. Take time to prepare the application3. Read an ERC proposal which has been granted4. Get feedback from multiple people5. Professional ERC consulters can be very usefulTIPS
Don’tsTIPS1. Don’t search for reasons why you can’t do it2. Don’t be afraid to apply multiple times3. Even if it does not work this time, the efforts are not lost
and one more thing
Consolidator Grant? 2. What is the impact of the ERC Consolidator Grant for your research? What is the added value? 3. Which useful tips can you give to researchers who wish to submit an application for an ERC Consolidator Grant? CV 2005 PhD in Biophysics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia / FZ-Jülich, Germany
